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parameter (PGP), and tool palette (ATC) files with the new files that ship
with the product.
If you do not want all the changes made to these files, you need to edit
each file individually using an ASCII text editor or the Tool Palettes
window.
■ Tool Palettes and Tool Palette Groups. The Migrate Custom Settings dialog
box can migrate both tool palettes and tool palette groups to the new
release. Custom tool palettes and changes to tool palettes that shipped
with AutoCAD LT 2010 or later are merged with the tool palettes in the
new release. If migrating from AutoCAD LT 2009 or earlier, only
user-created tool palettes are migrated (changes made to tool palettes that
shipped with the product must be redone).
If you do not want all tool palettes or tool palette groups from a previous
release, you can manually import and export those you want in the new
release using the Customize dialog box. In the previous release, display
the Customize dialog box and selectively export the tool palettes and tool
palette groups that you want to bring into the new release. Then, in the
new release of the product, use the Customize dialog box to import the
tool palettes and tool palette groups exported from the previous release.
Migrate Custom Settings
If you install AutoCAD LT on a computer where a previous release of the
product is installed, you can migrate some custom settings from the previous
release to the new version.
Migration can be done manually or with the assistance of the Migrate Custom
Settings dialog box. For information on which options you can migrate, or
how to manually migrate your custom settings and files from a previous release,
see
Determine How to Migrate Custom Settings on page 357.
The Migrate Custom Settings dialog box includes the following options:
User Profiles
User profiles contains the settings for the drawing environment. These settings
include the drawing window color, cursor size, command line window font,
and the dictionary to use for checking spelling.
User profiles also include the folders in which AutoCAD LT searches for
support, driver, customization, and other files. If you customized files in a
location other than the default AutoCAD LT location, the path to the location
is migrated. The files themselves in those locations do not get migrated.
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